Pneumothorax

Pneumothorax is a topic covered in the Diagnosaurus.

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Etiology

Primary pneumothorax

Apical bleb rupture (tall, thin males age 10-30)

Secondary pneumothorax

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (ruptured bleb or bulla)
Asthma
Cystic fibrosis
Tuberculosis
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
Menstruation (catamenial pneumothorax)
Interstitial lung disease, eg, sarcoidosis, lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM), eosinophilic granuloma (Langerhans cell histiocytosis, histiocytosis X)

Tension pneumothorax

Penetrating or blunt trauma
Lung infection
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
Positive-pressure mechanical ventilation

Traumatic or iatrogenic

Penetrating or blunt trauma
Thoracentesis
Pleural biopsy
Percutaneous or transbronchial lung
Central line placement
Positive-pressure mechanical ventilation

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Last updated: December 1, 2014

Citation

Zeiger, Roni F.. "Pneumothorax." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114770/all/Pneumothorax.

Zeiger RF. Pneumothorax. Diagnosaurus. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114770/all/Pneumothorax. Accessed January 18, 2019.

Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Pneumothorax. In Diagnosaurus. Available from https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114770/all/Pneumothorax

Zeiger RF. Pneumothorax [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2019 January 18]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114770/all/Pneumothorax

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